2501 General — 2025 California Building Code

Provisions of this chapter shall govern the materials, design, construction and quality of gypsum panel products, lath, gypsum plaster, cement plaster and reinforced gypsum concrete.

2501.1.1 Application. [DSA-SS, DSA-SS/CC & OSHPD] The scope of application of Chapter 25 is as follows: 1. Applications listed in Sections 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.10.4 and 1.10.5 regulated by the Department of Health Care Access and Infor- mation/Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development (OSHPD). These applications include hospitals, hospital buildings removed from general acute care service, skilled nursing facility buildings, intermediate care facility buildings, correctional treatment centers and acute psychiatric hospital buildings. 2. Structures regulated by the Division of the State Architect—Structural Safety, which include those applications listed in Section 1.9.2.1 (DSA-SS) and 1.9.2.2 (DSA-SS/CC). These applications include public elementary and secondary schools, community colleges and state-owned or state-leased essential services buildings

2501.1.2 Amendments in this chapter. [DSA-SS, DSA-SS/CC, OSHPD] DSA-SS, DSA-SS/CC, OSHPD adopt this chapter as amended. 1. OSHPD amendments appear in this chapter preceded with the appropriate acronym, as follows:

[OSHPD 1] - For applications listed in Section 1.10.1.

[OSHPD 1R] - For applications listed in Section 1.10.1.

[OSHPD 2] - For applications listed in Section 1.10.2.

[OSHPD 4] - For applications listed in Section 1.10.4.

[OSHPD 5] - For applications listed in Section 1.10.5. 2. Division of the State Architect - Structural Safety amendments appear in this chapter preceded by the appropriate acro- nym, as follows:

[DSA-SS] - For applications listed in Section 1.9.2.1.

[DSA-SS/CC] - For applications listed in Section 1.9.2.2.

2501.1.3 Additional requirements. [DSA-SS, DSA-SS/CC and OSHPD 1, 1R, 2, 4 & 5] Details of attachment for wall and ceiling cover- ings which are not provided for in this code shall be detailed in the approved construction documents.

Exception: Single-story Type V skilled nursing or intermediate care facilities utilizing wood-frame or light-steel-frame construction.

Other approved wall or ceiling coverings shall be permitted to be installed in accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturer and the conditions of approval.